[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50877-50878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17767]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034369; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Valentine Museum has completed an 
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human 
remains were likely removed from unknown locations in Virginia and/or 
North Carolina.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice may occur on or after September 19, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Alicia Starliper, Collection Project Manager/Registrar, The 
Valentine Museum, 1015 E Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone 
(804) 649-0711 Ext. 329, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Valentine Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Valentine 
Museum.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were 
removed from unknown locations reasonably believed to be in Virginia. 
One individual, whose sex and age are indeterminate, is represented by 
four teeth, one distal phalanx, and one unidentified bone. A second 
individual, whose sex and age are indeterminate, is represented by a 
cranial fragment. The third individual is a male, 21-30 years old. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    As part of his interest in prehistoric culture, museum founder Mann 
S. Valentine II (1824-1892), together with his sons Benjamin B. 
Valentine (1862-1919) and Edward P. Valentine (1864-1908), initiated 
multiple amateur excavations of Native American burial sites 
predominantly located in Virginia and North Carolina. The Valentine 
family disturbed these burial sites and removed ancestral human remains 
and funerary objects to add to their private collection, which became 
the foundation of the Valentine Museum.

Aboriginal Land

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the 
aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following 
information was used to identify the aboriginal land: Executive Order.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the Valentine Museum 
has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
     No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
     The human remains described in this notice were removed 
from the aboriginal lands of the Catawba Indian Nation (previously 
listed as Catawba Tribe of South Carolina); Cherokee Nation; 
Chickahominy Indian Tribe; Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division; 
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Band of 
Cherokee Indians; Monacan Indian Nation; Nansemond Indian Nation 
(previously listed as Nansemond Indian Tribe); Pamunkey Indian Tribe; 
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc.; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Tuscarora 
Nation; and the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe.

Requests for Disposition

    Written requests for disposition of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition 
may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice 
and, if joined to a request from one or more of the Indian Tribes, any 
one or more of the following non-federally recognized Indian groups: 
the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe; Mattaponi Indian Tribe; 
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia; and the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of 
Virginia.

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    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land 
Indian Tribe.
    Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 
19, 2022. If competing requests for disposition are received, the 
Valentine Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to 
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not 
competing requests. The Valentine Museum is responsible for sending a 
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and Sec.  
10.11.

    Dated: August 10, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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